Postal card.



No. 838,880. PATENTED DEGJIS, 1905.

' E. M. MINER.

POSTAL CARD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5. 1906.

I! V W W F mum W MM I Mlll' 11s WITNESSES lNVENTOFi g Jazz/Z flag-Mr 2 vBy ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT EEIGEQ EDITH MAY MINER, OF RATHDR-UM,IDAHO.

POSTAL CARD.

i a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention is an improvement in postal cards designed moreespecially as a souvenir and advertising card.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this characteraffording considerable space for writing, print, or pictures and forobscuring the same from view while in transit.

One embodiment of the invention consists of a pocket open at both endsand adapted to contain a card, the latter being connected to the pocketby a strip of material of such length that the card may be withdrawnfrom the pocket when desired. A tongue is cut out at one side of thepocket, forming a flap and admitting ofthe matter contained on the cardbeing viewed from the exterior of the pocket and also coacting with adevice carried by the card to hold the latter in the pocket and the flapin closed relation.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my preferred form of construction,showing the tongue forming the flap in open position and the cardpartially drawn from the pocket. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal centralsection of the device with the card inclosed and held in the pocket.Fig. 3 is a like section, but with the parts disposed in a differentrelation; and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2 lookingin the direction of the arrow.

Referring to the drawing figures, the numeral 1 indicates a pocketconstructed of any suitable material by folding the material uponitself, as illustrated in Fig. l, leaving each end of the pocket open.One side of the pocket has cut therefrom a tongue 2, which forms a flap,permitting the contents of the pocket to be viewed from the exteriorthereof Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

Serial No; 333.384.

without the necessity of removing them. Slidably fitting into the pocketis a card 8, adapted to contain writing, printed matter, or pictures andis connected with the pocket by a strip of material 4, pasted orotherwise secured to one of the walls of the pocket near one end and atits opposite end to the extremity of the card 3. A slit 5 is cut intothe flap 2 at its free end, which coacts with a device 6, secured to thecard 3, said device preferably consisting of a piece of thin metalforming an extending tab and bent into such shape as to readily engagewith the slit 5 when the card 8 is inclosed by the pocket. The card andflap are in practice connected together by passing the tab under theflap and through the slit 5, after which the tab is bent over, asillustrated in Fig. 2. The card is then ready for mailing and will besecurely held in the pocket until purposely removed therefrom.

The strip of material 4, while being of sufficient length to permit thecard to be withdrawn entirely from the pocket in order that the contentsmay be easily viewed, at the same time keeps the elements of myimprovement from being disassembled.

The precise embodiment of the invention is not material, provided itsessential characteristics are employed as pointed out in the annexedclaims. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A device of the character described comprising apocket having a tongue out out at one side thereof forming a flap, acard slidably fitting the pocket, means connecting the card and pockettogether, and means for attaching the card and flap as described.

2. A device of the character described comprising a pocket having atongue cut out at one side thereof, forming a flap, a card slidablyfitting the pocket, and means for attaching the card and flap togetherwhereby the flap is held in closed relation and the card is held in thepocket.

3. A device of the character described comprising a pocket open at bothends, a tongue at one side of the pocket forming a flap the latter beingprovided with a slit, a

card slidably fitting the pocket, a strip of ma- In testimony whereof Ihave signed my terial connecting the card and pocket toname to thisspecification in the presence of gether admitting of the card beingWithdrawn 3 two subscribing Witnesses.

from the pocket, and a tab secured to the l EDITH MAY MINER. 5 cardadapted to engage the slit in the flap Witnesses and hold the flap inclosed position, as also E. D. MINER,

the card in the pocket. V GRACE E. MINER.

